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New report reveals that prescribing nature is excellent value for money.
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What is Green Social Prescribing?
Our health is complex and can be affected by many things that doctors or medicine alone cannot treat. Green social prescribing can help - but what is it, and what does it have to do with wildlife…
Prestwich and Whitefield Green Social Prescribing
Green Social Prescribing is an approach that connects people to nature-based activities, groups, and services in their community to meet the practical, social and emotional needs that affect their health and wellbeing.
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Keep up-to-date on all the news from Lancashire Wildlife Trust, including visits, campaigns, latest sightings and so much more.
Wigan wetland to become carbon capturing super habitat
Edge Green Common in Wigan is a fragment of the once extensive wetland corridor running across our region, and works have started to return it to its former carbon capturing and wildlife abundant…
Citizen Science – Become a willow tit survey volunteer
Wet Willow Wildlife is our Species Survival Fund project enhancing wet willow habitats at landscape scale to support a multitude of species, including the wonderful willow tit, bees, moths,…
Supporter story - Dave and Chi become bat detectives!
Our Fundraising Manager, Lucy, details a thrilling evening bat detecting with some incredibly generous supporters.
Historic peatlands at the heart of the industrial revolution become new National Nature Reserve
Network of 11 nature abundant lowland peat sites in between Liverpool and Manchester became a King’s Series National Nature Reserve at the official launch on Monday 14th July.
Green fireworks and wild calls
Spring is a time when all life seems to burst forth. From fresh green leaves to amorous mammals, our volunteer and guest blogger, David Merry, has seen it all in his garden over recent weeks.
Green woodpecker
The laughing 'yaffle' call of the green woodpecker can be heard in our woodlands, parks and gardens. Look out for it hopping about your lawn, searching for ants to eat.
Common green shieldbug
The common shieldbug was once restricted to Southern England, but has since been moving northwards and is now quite widespread. It can be found in all kinds of habitats from gardens to farms.